World Cup Qualifying: Sweden Come Back From 4-0 Down To Snatch Incredible Draw Against Germany (Highlights)

Holy God! After cruising to a 3-0 half-time lead in Berlin, courtesy of brace from Miroslav Klose and a goal from Arsenal giant Per Mertesacker, Sweden’s men looked well and truly shafted (that’s a feeble attempted at a Mannschaft pun, by the way. Sorry!). Anyhow, after the break, the Germans went even further ahead on 56 minutes, courtesy of bug-eyed schemer Mesut Ozil as the Swedes looked dead and buried.

However, the Scandinavians fought back in dramatic fashion, with the ubiquitous Zlatan netting on the hour-mark, a goal which triggered a magnificent comeback which saw Mikael Lustig, former Bolton hitman Johan Elmander and then, in the 93rd minute, Rasmus Elm peg back the Germans. Madness, I say. Sheer madness!

This is what Jogi Loew, on a night the poor man was shafted (there’s another one), had to say:

“To sum things up, the first 60 minutes were brilliant from us, the last 30 were incredibly weak.”

“Honestly, shortly after the game I can find no explanation as to how we let a 4-0 lead slip out of our hands. It’s deathly quiet in the changing room. Players are laid out on the benches and are totally speechless.”